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STATUES AND SCULPTURE
Man has always pl aced sc ulpture in hi s city
s tr ee ts. In ancient Greece and l ater during the
Roma n Empire publi c sc ulpture was seen eve r ywhe re
in th e form of stat ues of grea t pol it i ca l and
militar y l ea ders or of va rious gods being
wors hip ed . Th ese stat ues served as focal points ,
pl aces of meeting and, most important, a so urce of
id entification. The sma ll es t v ill age had at l east
one s tatue which dominat ed a public space or the
e ntranc e to th e vi ll age .
Sta tues have practica ll y ceased to be us ed in
our time and have been r e plac ed by monum e nt s .
Scu lpture which represents the human situa ti on
within our I ives and ref l ec ts our att itudes and
act ions sho uld be a part of our c ity sce ne. As in
times past, man needs th es e e l ements for a so urce
of id en tifi ca ti on.
LOCATION
Ther e are man y aspects to co nsi der when
se l ec ting a pi ece of sculpture or a statue for a
public space . Fir s t , a s peci fic l ocation must be
c ho se n in order th a t the pi ece be most effec tive.
An e l e gant sc ulpture may go unnotic ed i f it is
l oca t ed in some obscure co rn e r of a s tr ee t, but
on th e other hand if pr o pe rly plac ed th e same
pi ece co ul d become the foca l point of th e c ity.
The s t a tue or sc ul pture shou ld be id entifi ed with
a s pec ifi c s pace within the busin ess a rea . The
sc ulpture should be rea dily v i s ibl e within th e
s pace and shou l d not be j uxt a posed to any other
s imila r or detract ing it ems . The sc ulpture should
be located so peo pl e will c ir cu l a t e a round it and
the refo re become fami l iar with it not on l y as a
scu lp t ur e, bu t as an int e gral part of the t own­scape
.
SCALE
The sca le of a pi ece of sc ulpture or a s t a tue
is again rel a t ed to its location. The sca l e or
size of the sc ulpture must be in balance with the
a rea it is to occupy and the pr oximity of th e
v iewe r. Most items of sc ulpture will of necessi t y
hav e a n i nt imate natu re, th at is, it will be
viewed close l y due to the confi nes of the avai l a­ble
space . But smaller sc ul ptures or statues can
never ta ke the pl ace of a l a rg e r pi ece in t e rms of
a focal poi nt or an id entifying e lement. Thu s, a ll
sc ulpture must re l ate to the space it occ upi e s ,
the building and tr ees wh ich s urround the space
and the peo pl e who use the spaces and buildings.
DESIGN
The finished des ign of a sta tu e or pi ece of
sc ulpt ure is ultimat e l y l eft t o th e a rt ist.
Whe th e r ce rt a in peop le approve or dis a ppro ve of
th e end product is larg e l y a matter of individual
t as t e and shou ld not become a public is s ue . Th e
main cons i dera tion wh i c h must be given to th e
sc ulptural wo rk i s whe th e r or not it i s r e p­rese
nt ative of an emotion, eve nt, or frame of mind
which will have meaning for th e peopl e of Wi l son
today and tom o rr ow . The pi ece may r e pr ese nt a
na tion a l event, it may r e pr ese nt a l oca l attitude
or it may embody a univ e r sa l situation s uch as the
f am i I y .
The cho ice of ma t e rials being a part of the
design, is a l so genera ll y se l ec ted by the art ist.
But there are fundam ent a l qual it ies which a sc ul p­ture
o r sta tu e must poss ess if it is to s urvive
th e years o utdoors in a busy downtown area.
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STATUES AND SCULPTURE
Man has always pl aced sc ulpture in hi s city
s tr ee ts. In ancient Greece and l ater during the
Roma n Empire publi c sc ulpture was seen eve r ywhe re
in th e form of stat ues of grea t pol it i ca l and
militar y l ea ders or of va rious gods being
wors hip ed . Th ese stat ues served as focal points ,
pl aces of meeting and, most important, a so urce of
id entification. The sma ll es t v ill age had at l east
one s tatue which dominat ed a public space or the
e ntranc e to th e vi ll age .
Sta tues have practica ll y ceased to be us ed in
our time and have been r e plac ed by monum e nt s .
Scu lpture which represents the human situa ti on
within our I ives and ref l ec ts our att itudes and
act ions sho uld be a part of our c ity sce ne. As in
times past, man needs th es e e l ements for a so urce
of id en tifi ca ti on.
LOCATION
Ther e are man y aspects to co nsi der when
se l ec ting a pi ece of sculpture or a statue for a
public space . Fir s t , a s peci fic l ocation must be
c ho se n in order th a t the pi ece be most effec tive.
An e l e gant sc ulpture may go unnotic ed i f it is
l oca t ed in some obscure co rn e r of a s tr ee t, but
on th e other hand if pr o pe rly plac ed th e same
pi ece co ul d become the foca l point of th e c ity.
The s t a tue or sc ul pture shou ld be id entifi ed with
a s pec ifi c s pace within the busin ess a rea . The
sc ulpture should be rea dily v i s ibl e within th e
s pace and shou l d not be j uxt a posed to any other
s imila r or detract ing it ems . The sc ulpture should
be located so peo pl e will c ir cu l a t e a round it and
the refo re become fami l iar with it not on l y as a
scu lp t ur e, bu t as an int e gral part of the t own­scape
.
SCALE
The sca le of a pi ece of sc ulpture or a s t a tue
is again rel a t ed to its location. The sca l e or
size of the sc ulpture must be in balance with the
a rea it is to occupy and the pr oximity of th e
v iewe r. Most items of sc ulpture will of necessi t y
hav e a n i nt imate natu re, th at is, it will be
viewed close l y due to the confi nes of the avai l a­ble
space . But smaller sc ul ptures or statues can
never ta ke the pl ace of a l a rg e r pi ece in t e rms of
a focal poi nt or an id entifying e lement. Thu s, a ll
sc ulpture must re l ate to the space it occ upi e s ,
the building and tr ees wh ich s urround the space
and the peo pl e who use the spaces and buildings.
DESIGN
The finished des ign of a sta tu e or pi ece of
sc ulpt ure is ultimat e l y l eft t o th e a rt ist.
Whe th e r ce rt a in peop le approve or dis a ppro ve of
th e end product is larg e l y a matter of individual
t as t e and shou ld not become a public is s ue . Th e
main cons i dera tion wh i c h must be given to th e
sc ulptural wo rk i s whe th e r or not it i s r e p­rese
nt ative of an emotion, eve nt, or frame of mind
which will have meaning for th e peopl e of Wi l son
today and tom o rr ow . The pi ece may r e pr ese nt a
na tion a l event, it may r e pr ese nt a l oca l attitude
or it may embody a univ e r sa l situation s uch as the
f am i I y .
The cho ice of ma t e rials being a part of the
design, is a l so genera ll y se l ec ted by the art ist.
But there are fundam ent a l qual it ies which a sc ul p­ture
o r sta tu e must poss ess if it is to s urvive
th e years o utdoors in a busy downtown area.
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